Music-Genres & Styles-Classical

One of the most revered composers of the twentieth century, Claude Debussy (1862-1918) achieved the unheard of: he reinvented the language of music without alienating the majority of music lovers. Debussy drove French music into entirely new regions of beauty and excitement at a...

Masterworks of the Orchestral Repertoire was first published in 1968. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.The fullest enjoyment of an orchestral performance or a record...

Bringing together reception history, music analysis and criticism, the history of music theory, and the philosophy of music, Beethoven Hero explores the nature and persistence of Beethoven's heroic style. What have we come to value in this music, asks Scott Burnham, and why do...

(Super Easy Songbook). It's super easy! This series features accessible arrangements for piano, with simple right-hand melody, letter names inside each note, basic left-hand chord diagrams, and no page turns. This edition includes 60 classical pieces: Air (from Water Music ) (Handel) * Canon...

(Violin Play-Along). The Violin Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music, listen to the demonstration tracks to hear how the violin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The purchase price...

(Vocal Collection). We proudly present these convenient new value packages! Each package includes over 90 songs, all at the same level of difficulty, conveniently and affordably priced for teacher reference. Each "complete" pack would retail for $44.97 if components were purchased separately.Author: Joan Frey...

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Contains Rachmaninoff's most famous piano piece, the Prelude in C-sharp minor. This paired with the ten pieces from opus 23 provide the advanced pianist a newly-engraved and researched edition of the first half of the composer's output of piano preludes. Audio...

(Organ Collection). Contents: Prelude And Fugue In C Major, BWV 553 * Prelude And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 554 * Prelude And Fugue In E Minor, BWV 555 * Prelude And Fugue In F Major, BWV 556 * Prelude And Fugue In G...

(String Solo). For Violin and orchestra (piano reduction).Author: Jean Baptiste AccolayISBN-10: 0793554454ISBN-13: 9780793554454Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 16Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 12.10h x 9.10w x 0.10d

(Piano Collection). The beginning and elementary series by the best-selling authors of Keyboard Strategies . Economically organized, one page contains one new concept and an exciting song that employs the new idea. Each book contains 1 3 duets for teacher and student to sample...

(String Method). For unaccompanied violin.Author: Jacques F. MazasISBN-10: 0793537746ISBN-13: 9780793537747Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.90w x 0.50d

Author: Gaetano DonizettiISBN-10: 0793528291ISBN-13: 9780793528295Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 10.20h x 6.50w x 0.30d

(Recorder). Features music to be played on a C recorder (either soprano or tenor), with guitar; however, the upper line may quite effectively be carried by a flute, oboe or violin, and the guitar parts may be played by harpsichord or piano.Author: Johann Sebastian...

(Piano Collection). Revised and edited by Richard Epstein with a biographical sketch of the composer by Philip Hale. All text is written both in English and Spanish. Contents: (Sonatas by K. number): K. 189d * K. 189e * K. 189f * K. 189g *...

Author: Gioacchino RossiniISBN-10: 0634071378ISBN-13: 9780634071379Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 172Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 10.50h x 7.80w x 0.50d

An innovative study of the ways performance influenced Mozart's compositional style. We know Mozart as one of history's greatest composers. But his contemporaries revered him as a multi-instrumentalist, a dazzling improviser, and the foremost keyboard virtuoso of his time. When he composed, it was...

A treasure trove of timeless holiday classics for the pianist in one budget-friendly volume! This collection of thirty-six Christmas favorites is perfect for beginner to intermediate classical players looking to add a festive flair to their repertoire. Selections include such beloved classics as "Away...

Carl Ruggles (1876-1971) was the epitome of the New England iconoclast. A composer of the American avant-garde movement, he wrote, in a very concise and dissonant style, a small body of truly unique musical works. He lived to be 95, composing to the very...

A singer in an evening dress, a grand piano. A modest-sized audience, mostly well-dressed and silver-haired, equipped with translation booklets. A program consisting entirely of songs by one or two composers. This is the way of the Lieder recital these days. While it might...

From one of our most innovative singers, a vibrant history of song stretching from Hildegard von Bingen and Benjamin Britten to Bjk "Songs can be intensely personal (whether you hear them or sing them) and none of us would choose the same twelve songs...

(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). HPS 1136 for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and PercussionAuthor: Leonard BernsteinISBN-10: 1495088731ISBN-13: 9781495088735Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2004Pages: 106Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 10.39h x 6.54w x 0.32d

(Music Minus One). Equally renowned as composer and pianist, Rachmaninov dazzled the world with his piano concerto in C minor. It is immensely popular to this day. Brilliant and powerful with the beautiful lyric theme that became the popular song "Full Moon and Empty...

(Misc). This method book teaches self-learning and recognition of rhythmic patterns through carefully graduated pieces in a range of styles. Includes teacher/student duets.Author: John Kember, Juliet DammersISBN-10: 1902455770ISBN-13: 9781902455778Publisher: SchottLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2007Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 11.85h x 9.10w x 0.22d